Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey ... - Measure DHS

Four in ten women age 20-49 marry before their 18 th birthday, and 62 percent marry beforeage 20. In contrast, only one in 20 men (5 percent) marries before his 18 th birthday, and 14 percentmarry before age 20. The median age at first marriage for women and men is 18.8 and 24.3 years,respectively, a difference of 5.5 years. The 2007-08 THMIS findings are similar to those from the2004-2005 TDHS.3.9 CHARACTERISTICS OF COUPLESBecause the 2007-08 THMIS interviewed women and men in the same household, it ispossible to link data for a woman with that of her husband/live-in partner. Data are available for 3,139married and live-in couples. In this section “husband” and “wife” included live-in partners. Table 3.8,Figure 3.4, and Figure 3.5 show the characteristics of these couples.For the majority of couples (95 percent), husbands are older than their wives. The husband isup to five years older in 39 percent of couples, five to nine years older in 38 percent of couples, and10 or more years older in 17 percent of couples. The husband is younger than his wife in only 6percent of couples.Table 3.8 Age and education differences betweenhusbands and wives, THMIS 2007-08PercentCharacteristicdistributionAge differenceWife older than husband 5.7Husband 0-4 years older than wife 39.3Husband 5-9 years older than wife 37.6Husband 10-14 years older than wife 12.7Husband 15+ years older than wife 4.7Education differenceBoth husband and wife no education 7.3Husband some education, wife none 15.3Wife some education, husband none 6.3Both husband and wife some education 71.1Total 100.0Figure 3.4 Age Difference Between Husband and Wife39381310650Wife olderthan husbandHusband0-4 years olderthan wifeHusband5-9 years olderthan wife50 Percent THMIS 2007-08403020Husband10-14 years olderthan wifeHusband15+ years olderthan wifeAge difference34 | Characteristics of Respondents